Bm11 Piano Chord
A dark, deep sound. Popular in jazz and neo-soul. Unlike the major 11th, the (minor) third is far enough from the eleventh that it doesn't need to be omitted.
Recommended voicing
Left hand
B2 · A3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
E4 · C#5 · D5
fingers 1–4–5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
E3 · A3 · C#4 · D4
fingers 5–3–2–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the Bm11 chord
Other names: B minor 11th
Music theory name: minor eleventh chord
Common name: B minor eleventh chord
Notes and intervals in the Bm11 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| B | Root |
| D | Minor 3rd |
| F# | Perfect 5th |
| A | Minor 7th |
| C# | Major 9th |
| E | Perfect 11th |